If you’re on Tumblr or Pinterest, you’ve probably seen these images from For Love and Lemons debut lingerie collection (cheekily named “Skivvies”) floating around the internet. Though this collection definitely skews a bit “junior,” I really like it. I think the company is playing with some intriguing shapes, and they’ve chosen some exquisite laces. Best of all, the price point wasn’t as steep as I expected; my favorite piece from […]
Erica Windle co-owns the specialty bra shop A Sophisticated Pair, which focuses on proper bra fitting techniques and body positivity. She is the designer of the store’s bra size calculator as well as the primary author for the Sophisticated Pair blog. The shrillness of my alarm jerks me awake at 8:30a.m., a perfectly respectable hour for most people, but I have always been more of a night owl. Since most […]
I must confess… I heard about MERE Basics several months ago, just after S/S 2014 Lingerie Market when summer was the only thing on my brain (both because of the trends I saw and because it was warm and sunny in Seattle!). The designer behind MERE Basics, Kathleen Baxley, actually lives in Seattle and she invited me to view her collection in person. I’ve only just become acquainted with the […]
Estelle Puleston is a lingerie blogger, designer and retailer who founded Esty Lingerie in 2009 to promote handmade lingerie designers. She’s always sewing lingerie, either from scratch or customizing something she’s bought! No matter how hard I try to care for my lingerie, occasionally mistakes happen – like staining a light set I washed with a darker one, or in this case, accidentally tumble-drying my Playful Promises Sweetheart bra on the […]
A few days ago, I ran across a tweet from Elisabeth Dale referencing a press release on AR Wear, a new company using Indiegogo to help finance a line of “rape prevention” underwear. I like to keep up with what’s happening in the lingerie industry (even if I find the very concept of rape prevention underwear a problem for a lot. of. reasons.), but I probably wouldn’t have even written […]
